Swimming and Diving Sweeps Relays but Falls to Navy in Dual Meet

BALTIMORE – The UMBC swimming and diving teams swept all
four relay events, but it was not enough as Navy swept the
Retrievers in a dual meet, Friday afternoon at the UMBC Aquatic
Complex. The Midshipmen won the men's meet, 154.5-145.5,
while the Navy women downed the Retrievers, 163-137.

The men were looking to defeat the Mids for the second straight
year after last season's 156-144 victory and they received two wins
apiece from seniors Evan Carey (Ponte Vedra, Fla./Grand Island) and
Mohamed Hussein (Cairo, Egypt/Victory College). Just before
the first intermission Carey claimed the 50 free (21.57) and then
doubled his winnings straight out of the gate with a victory in the
100 free (47.20). Hussein, meanwhile, claimed the 100 back
(50.57) title before taking top honors in the 200 IM
(1:54.10). Both Carey and Hussein were apart of each of the
Retrievers' relay wins.

The UMBC men also got wins from senior Tim Perkins (Frederick,
Md./Tuscarora) in the 3-meter diving competition (278.55),
classmate Johan Rohtla (Tallinn, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science)
in the 200 back (1:53.81), and sophomore Lauri Kaei (Harjumaa,
Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science) in the 200 free (1:41.65).
Kaei also joined Carey and Hussein on the victorious relay
squads.

For the women, senior Talor Tadena (Orangevale, Calif./Bella
Vista) and freshman Emily Escobedo (New Rochelle, N.Y./Maria
Regina) led the charge against the Mids. After not competing
in UMBC's opening dual meet at Rider last weekend, Tadena claimed
both the 50 (24.40) and 100 free (52.05) events against Navy.
Escobedo earned two wins for the second week in a row, pacing the
field in the 200-yd. breaststroke (2:22.19) and 200 IM (2:11.80) on
Friday.

Sophomores Corinna Darelius (Rye, N.Y./Rye) and Kristie Langford
(Port Hope, Ontario/CDCI West) also contributed event wins for the
Retrievers with Darelius winning the 3-meter diving competition
with a score of 232.75 and Langford touching in at 1:56.22 in the
200 free.

The UMBC swimming and diving program returns to action next
Saturday, Oct. 26 with a dual meet against George Washington.
The meet between the Retrievers and Colonials is scheduled to begin
at 1:00 p.m. at the UMBC Aquatic Complex.